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Field Notes
Field Notes are publicly available reflections from ACRES KEPT — plain writing on the questions families face when land, legacy, and future decisions come together.
Letter 06 · Land Use & Family Wealth · 5–6 min read · August 2026
Land does not have to be sold—or farmed by the family itself—to contribute economically. Five possibilities families may want to understand before deciding land must be sold to create value.
Letter 05 · Land Use & Stewardship · 5–6 min read · August 2026
Productive land is not always cultivated land. Soil, water, timber, slope, and access determine what an acre is suited to do — and the strongest land-use decisions begin with suitability, not assumption.
Letter 04 · Family Land & Decision Readiness · 5–6 min read · August 10, 2026
Documents do not make decisions — families do. Five questions about ownership, current use, purpose, structure, and the cost of doing nothing that help a family choose deliberately rather than react.
Letter 03 · Land Ownership & Family Readiness · 5–6 min read · August 2026
Memory and legal ownership are not always the same thing. Five records — the deed, the survey, the tax records, the estate documents, and the agreements — help a family understand what it actually owns before a major decision arrives.
Letter 02 · Land Ownership & Family Security · 5–6 min read · July 27, 2026
Farmland values continue to rise, but greater market value does not automatically make a family more secure. Clear ownership, informed decision-making, and long-term planning determine whether appreciating land becomes lasting family strength.
Letter 01 · A Letter · 3 min read · Vol. 01
Family land carries more than acreage. It carries memory, identity, responsibility, and possibility — and too many families reach a critical decision without the information they need.
